The Swope Park Rangers picked up a point in an entertaining 1-1 draw with Atlanta United 2 at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday afternoon. Felipe Hernandez scored early on before the Rangers were pegged back in the second half as the two sides split the points. The draw sees SPR move to 1-5-3 (6 points) on the season.
The Rangers came out of the gates flying and took the lead within two minutes. Felipe Hernandez forced a turnover deep in Atlanta territory and played Jerome Ngom Mbekeli through on goal. Mbekeli saw the ball tackled away from him at the vital moment, but Hernandez had followed his pass to slot home for his third goal in as many games and fourth of the season – setting a new career high just nine games into the season.